Chapter 182 Surrender

Three hours ago, inside the European Union Parliament meeting room, a group of high-ranking members of parliament and generals had gloomy expressions on their faces. Even the president's face was ashen, looking quite frightening.

It was obvious that they were in a terrible mood.

The reason for their bad mood came from a report on the table, which clearly recorded various accidents, large and small, that had occurred within the EU forces in recent days.

Yes, accidents! Not affairs!

Since Mad Breath Island began providing resources to the joint forces, the living standards and casualty rates of the EU forces had become vastly different from those of the joint forces. EU soldiers watched the Allied forces enjoy superior living resources, and with the Trailblazers and Mechanical Gladiators fighting together, their casualty rate was nearly ten times lower. Their psychological defenses collapsed.

They had made several requests to the higher-ups, wanting to enjoy the same treatment as the Allied forces, but they were all rejected. In desperation, the EU soldiers abandoned their demands for living resources and simply prayed that the higher-ups would consider the soldiers' lives, agree to the demands of Mad Breath Island, and reduce the casualty rate of the troops.

After all, no one wants to die, and no one wants to watch their comrades die one after another.

But the EU superiors' response was still to ask them to hold the line and reject their demands.

As the North Heaven Gate project neared completion, the ancient civilizations' incursions into the human defense line reached a peak. Every day, a large number of beast tides invaded the defense outposts, and occasionally some ancient creatures were mixed in, each time causing great casualties to the defending forces.

Under these circumstances, the soldiers of the EU forces were extremely dissatisfied with the decisions of the higher-ups, so they began to protest with their actions, such as hunger strikes and marches.

These actions did not change the minds of the EU superiors, but instead led to violent suppression.

The EU high-level sent people to severely punish those soldiers who participated in marches and worked passively, and even held public trials and executions of some organizers! They wanted to use this iron-blooded method to deter these soldiers.

But this time, the EU high-level was wrong again.

The means of execution and trial may be very effective in deterring civilians, but for these soldiers who have been wandering on the fierce battlefield for many years and have witnessed death countless times, and who are themselves extremely dissatisfied with the upper echelons, this method cannot scare them at all, but instead arouses their anger even more!

You senior politicians sit in warm and comfortable offices, eating specially supplied beast king steaks, drinking expensive red wine, listening to Mozart's music, and perhaps even putting your arms around your female secretary's waist for a dance when you're in the mood!

But what about us?

We live in defense outposts covered by war and smoke. Every day we open our eyes to face those ferocious and terrifying monsters, gnawing on dry and hard compressed biscuits, drinking turbid water filled with disinfectant, and every day we face the most direct threat of death!

And under these circumstances, we just want to fight for more opportunities to survive, but you not only reject us mercilessly, but also use iron-blooded methods to suppress us!

Who the hell can tolerate this?

In fact, in all fairness, although the EU forces advocate the idea of freedom, the execution and organization concepts of their troops are not bad. If Mad Breath Island and the EU were enemies at this time, it would be basically impossible for Mad Breath Island to successfully lure the EU troops to defect with superior living resources and opportunities to survive, because they also have the concept of home and country, and military rules and discipline!

But Mad Breath Island and the EU are not enemies!

The two sides are allies!

Li Tianran's purpose in unifying command was not to destroy the EU forces, but to make the EU forces stronger and to allow these soldiers to live better and longer!

Under these circumstances, why do the superiors cling to their position and refuse to let go?

The lower-level soldiers did not understand at all!

Some officers understood the superiors' thoughts, but did not agree.

In order to keep the troops in their hands and exchange them for greater benefits in the future, they would not hesitate to let more lower-level soldiers die!

This kind of behavior of not treating soldiers as human beings was unbearable for the entire EU force from top to bottom. They could not accept becoming pawns of high-level politicians, and those fresh lives who died on the battlefield were nothing to the high-level!

When the intentions of the EU superiors were known to the troops, all the anger of the soldiers broke out.

Marches, protests and other actions can no longer be taken seriously by the superiors, so let's do something even more ruthless!

So, at the Kenwardia defense outpost, a soldier was repairing and debugging a heavy artillery when he made a mistake in operation. The heavy gun fired on the spot, hitting a helicopter that had just taken off.

Sitting in the helicopter were members of a special task force sent by the EU high-level to convey the order to suppress the march.

A minister, two members of parliament, and seventeen officials in different positions all died in this "accident"!

Similar "accidents" have frequently occurred in every EU army defense outpost in the past two days.

Many of those senior officials sent to the troops have died in various "accidents" that seem to have no problems.

In just two days, the mortality rate of senior officials in the EU Parliament was higher than in the previous months combined!

At this moment, the EU high-level finally became afraid.

They found that the knives used to protect them were now aimed at them!

For many years, the high-level has been using the troops as cold swords without consciousness, who would not cry out for pain, but at this time, they found that under some measures of Mad Breath Island, these swords began to have their own consciousness!

"We can't continue to maintain the status quo... The speed and scope of the loss of control of the situation has exceeded our estimates. If we continue to suppress the troops, it is very likely to lead to a mutiny of the entire army, and we will be overthrown from the altar." A member of parliament looked at the document recording a series of shocking "accidents", trembling: "Even a minister died in the hands of our own troops... God knows if they will eventually be crazy enough to attack the Presidential Palace!"

"While the troops have not yet completely mutinied, while our power is still there, we can negotiate with Mad Breath Island in a more dignified manner."

"Otherwise, the troops will completely collapse in the future, and we will become a laughing stock in the history of human civilization!"

The president suddenly tore the document in front of him to pieces. He smashed everything on the conference table in a rage, cups, globes... all were smashed to the ground by him.

He roared like a wild beast, his eyes red.

The members of Congress stared at him quietly, waiting for him to vent.

Finally, the president stopped, his hands on the table, panting heavily.

"The situation of the Y country's troops is worse than ours. An hour ago, their parliament contacted us and decided to hand over command to Mad Breath Island."

"Mad Breath Island has far superior resources than us. The game between us and them was not a fair one in the first place. It is normal to lose." A member of parliament stood up and looked at the calmed president: "We were too whimsical before."

"..." The president did not speak.

"We lost." The member of parliament said softly: "Hand over command."

...

Twelve hours later.

Under the witness of the heads of many countries, representatives of the EU and Y country came to Mad Breath Island. Two generals in different uniforms strode towards Li Tianran, who was standing under the flag of Mad Breath Island.

The two generals stood upright, each holding the military flag of their respective countries, and handed them over!

"We have brought the decision of the highest parliament of the EU (Y country) to apply for the unconditional transfer of military command to Mad Breath Island. Please accept it!"

Li Tianran took a deep breath, surrounded by a large number of heads of state, as if they were all crowding around him.

This was not like a military power transfer ceremony, but like a coronation ceremony of an emperor.

He looked at the generals of the two countries, with a dignified expression and a calm voice.

"In my capacity as Governor of Mad Breath Island, I approve your application!"

Li Tianran raised his hands and took the two flags.

This action was like... putting on his imperial crown!